Program

Saturday 11th February – Day one

Plaza Ballroom

8.00Registration
9.00Welcome and Acknowledgment of Country Mark Feigan
9.20Keynote: A firm foundation for Citizen Advocacy: principles, practice and board leadership. Zana Lutfiyya
10.30morning tea
11.00History of Citizen Advocacy in Australia. Heather Hindle
11.45Is this all worth it? Tom Doody
12.30lunch
Plaza BallroomCollins Room
1.30How to start a new program.
Jennifer Smith
Andrew Oliver
Bob Lee  
The work of a Citizen Advocacy
coordinator.
Ewan Filmer
2.00continuesNot the most glamorous of roles.
Glenys Videon
2.30continuesSupported decision making and
Citizen Advocacy.
Michelle Browning
3.00afternoon tea
3.15Serious boards for strong programs.
Heather Buck
Jennifer Smith
Creative approaches to advocate recruitment.
Eloise May
Denise Gray
4.00continuesThe distinction between Citizen
Advocacy and volunteering.
Rosey Olbrycht

Plaza Ballroom

4.30Day one review. Zana Lutfiyya
4.50Day 1 proceedings conclude. Dinner served at 7pm

Sunday 12th February – Day two

Plaza Ballroom

8.00Registration
9.00Welcome Heather Hindle
9.10How the principles of Citizen Advocacy inform the key activities of the office.
Mitchel Peters
10.00Learning Citizen Advocacy through Citizen Advocacy Program Evaluation (CAPE).
Jack Yates
10.45morning tea
Plaza
Ballroom
Collins
Room
Spencer
Room
11.00Responding to external pressures.
David Abela
John Armstrong
Denise Gray

James Rostas
Advocacy discussion
Peter Hill / Andrew Lambert
Peter Edman
Heather Buck
Safeguarding through knowledge – Citizen Advocacy Study Group.
Jennifer Smith
11.45continuescontinues How is Social Role Valorisation
related to Citizen Advocacy practice.
Rosey Olbrycht
12.30lunch
Plaza Ballroom Collins Room
1.30Understanding conflict of interest.
Zana Lutfiyya
Qualities of advocates.
Lorna Hallahan

Plaza Ballroom

2.15Riding the waves of uncertainty.
Sharon Lowe, Jennifer Smith
3.00The concepts of suitable matching and suitable match.
Mitchel Peters
3.30afternoon tea
3.45Future of the Citizen Advocacy Trust of Australia.
John Armstrong
4.15Conference summary.
Mark Feigan
4.30Conference concludes